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Darby Does Design, Entertaining, Guest Bedroom, Interior design, Interiors, Personal Thoughts, Tips
October 29, 2014
Welcome Back, my faithful followers! It’s been some time since my last blog, but the interior design business has been a-furry with news of Traditional Home 25th Anniversary Issue this and Charles Faudree that, and it has had me a wee bit distracted... (more…)
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Darby Does Design, Entertaining, Interior design, Interiors, Kitchen, Personal Thoughts, Trends
September 24, 2014
Are You Giving Guests Your Best? You may consider me a mere dog, but even I don’t want anything to do with something called a “Mud Room.” I might muss my fabulous fur! So when creating the “friends” entrance for our home in Franklin, TN, I designed something that would…
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Darby Does Design, Interior design, Living Room, Mirrors, Personal Thoughts
August 22, 2014
As our tour of my gorgeous home continues, I thought I’d take the opportunity to educate my followers with a HISTORY lesson. You know, we royal types love to revisit days gone by. But first, a Back to School Quiz: A Trumeau Mirror is: A) A mirror that speaks the…
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Darby Does Design, Interior design, Interiors, Outdoor Living Space, Personal Thoughts
August 5, 2014
Whew! I don’t know about my subjects of the Royal Design Court out there, but I have enjoyed the very mild summer here in middle Tennessee. The Dog Days of Summer have finally come upon us as August kicks up the thermostat. In this heat I have a few favorite…
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Darby Does Design, Interior design, Interiors, Personal Thoughts
July 18, 2014
Darlings, do come in! Experience the glories of my luxurious, yet livable home found in the center of what many consider the most beloved small town in the US. Indeed, magazine Garden & Gun found Franklin, TN to be the Greatest Southern Town 2014. You'll find my abode to be…
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June 8, 2014
Meet Prince Darby. A three-year old (note: that's 21 in dog years) registered full-bred Cavalier King Charles Spaniel. A blue-blooded dog if there ever was one, hailing from Charlottesville, Virginia, of the Vanity Darling Cavaliers, just a stones throw from Monticello. Prince Darby is the 17th son of Orchardhill Spoken…
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